Tuberculosis of the pancreas: report of two cases and review of the literature

C Franco-Paredes, M Leonard, R Jurado… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis of the pancreas is a clinical entity rarely described in the literature. The
pancreas is biologically protected from infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, probably …

Pancreatic tuberculosis

P Chaudhary, U Bhadana, MP Arora - Indian Journal of Surgery, 2015 - Springer
Tuberculosis of the pancreas is extremely rare and in most of the cases mimics pancreatic
carcinoma. There are a number of case reports on pancreatic tuberculosis with various …

Pancreatic tuberculosis in non-immunocompromised patients: reports of two cases, and a literature review

SD Ladas, E Vaidakis, C Lariou… - European journal of …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
We present two cases of biopsy proven tuberculosis of the pancreas in non-
immunocompromised patients diagnosed and treated in our unit within the last 14 years …

Pancreatic tuberculosis: still a histopathological diagnosis

A Chaudhary, SS Negi, AK Sachdev, R Gondal - Digestive Surgery, 2002 - karger.com
Background: Pancreatic tuberculosis is usually unsuspected as it can present in various
forms. Though an uncommon disease, once diagnosed it is potentially curable. Patients and …

Pancreatic tuberculosis.

G Brusko, WS Melvin - American Surgeon, 1995 - search.ebscohost.com
Describes a case of isolated infection of the pancreas by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
occurring in an otherwise healthy individual from North America presenting with recurrent …

Tuberculous abscess of the pancreas. Case report and review of the literature.

R Levine, S Tenner, W Steinberg, A Ginsberg, M Borum… - 1992 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The article provides a report from the USA of a case in a 31-year-old black man from Nigeria,
diagnosed by percutaneous aspiration. He reported having had BCG vaccine as a child, and …

[PDF][PDF] Pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking pancreatic carcinoma

M Rezeig, B Fashir, H Al-Suhaibani, M Al-Fadda… - Dig Dis Sci, 1998 - academia.edu
Abdominal tuberculosis is common in developing countries but pancreatic involvement is
extremely rare (1). Differentiation of isolated pancreatic tuberculosis from a malignant lesion …

Pancreatic tuberculosis: an elusive diagnosis

CS Pramesh, AA Heroor, SG Gupta, S Krishnamurthy… - HPB, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pancreatic tuberculosis is a rare disease. Its presenting features are usually
vague and non‐specific, while the radiological features mimic pancreatic malignancy in …

Tuberculosis of the pancreas presenting as metastatic pancreatic carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature

JD Evans, Y Hamanaka, SP Olliff, JP Neoptolemos - Digestive surgery, 2000 - karger.com
Pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) is extremely rare and is frequently misdiagnosed. A case of
pancreatic TB is presented together with a review of all previously published cases. A 54 …

Pancreatic tuberculosis: case reports and review of the literature.

SF Lo, AK Ahchong, CN Tang… - Journal of the Royal …, 1998 - search.ebscohost.com
Examines the effects of tuberculosis on the pancreas. Comparison between pancreatic
tuberculosis and carcinoma of the pancreas; Use of laparotomy and necropsy in diagnosing …